DillWritten by Anonymous, Anonymous, Anonymous

​Every summer a boy from Meridian, Mississippi would take a train to the small town of Maycomb to stay with his Aunt Rachel. He was known by his friends as Dill although his real name was Charles Baker Harris. He had blueeyes and a cowlick in the middle of his forehead which he habitually tugged at. Dill was of all the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, the most adventurous, curious, obnoxious and loud. Only when it came to Boo Radley he took action. Dill is a static character that is very curious and has a conflict with himself.

​Dill is a static character because throughout the book he stays very immature. In many parts he shows that he is very curious about many things and knows better than everyone else. Dill is the one who dares Jem to touch the Radley house. He was the one who came up with the Boo Radley game, and he always makes up unbelievably wild stories (13). After the trial, Dill tells Scout and Jem that when he grows up he is going to be a clown. He does notfully understand what happened at the trial. Even though Dill cries during the trial and has to leave, the tears are not from understanding what is happening (212).

​Dill wants to know everything. He is just a child but is very curious about all the rumors he has heard about Boo Radley. Dill is especially curious because his own life is so dull. Dill also wants to prove his bravery. Anyone who dares to start something with Boo Radley is very brave. For example, Dill says, "’Jem, you and me can play and Scout can watch if she's scared’” (39). He tries to show them he is not afraid of anything. At the same time Jem tells him if Dill wanted to get himself killed, all he had to do was go up and knock on the front door. So he says, "’Anybody who's brave enough to go up and touch the house had not ought use a fishing pole’” (48).

Dill has a conflict with himself. He feels like no one wants him around. He wants to run away but does not know where. Dill is struggling with his mom while his stepdad is ignoring him. He gets kicked out of his mom’s house in Meridian and is set to live with his aunt Rachel in Maycomb every summer like it said in the book (14). Even though he gets a lot from them they want him to play on his own. When he gets there he gets along with the Finch children and he gets accepted in their family. He sort of is in between Jem and Scout throughout mature throughout the story. Dill desperately wants to stay in may comb now so he decides to run away from home and ends up under Scouts bed (127).

​So as the book tells you, he had never been serious. Dill is diminutive, confident boy with an active imagination. He represents the perspective of childhood. He is a talkative and extremely intelligent boy but never really liked to talk about his dad. He just had never stopped looking out for things and finding out what was going on. His curiosity was very strong and he would do anything to find out. Through the whole of the book Dill is trustworthy towards his friends and is a good friend showing that he is only human sometimes but still giving himself an edge on the others in there group.